Locker



Nov. 28, 1933.

J. E. BALES Er AL LOCKER Filed Aug. 17. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 28, 1933.

J. E. BALES El AL Filed Aug. 17, 1929 LOCKER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 fiw/evzZans JAMES E. BALES WALTER 1V. VANCE Patented Nov. 28 1933 PATENT Fries] LOCKER James E. Bales, Aurora, and Walter N. Vance, Chicago Heights, 111., assignors to Lyon Metal Products, Incorporated, Aurora, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application August 1'7, 1929. Serial No. 386,551

11 Claims. (Cl. 312193) This invention relates to lockers in general and particularly to two-person or double lockers.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a locker having separate compartments and a door for each compartment, the door of one compartment operating means for looking a door on another compartment.

Another object is to provide improved locking means which is operated-by one door on a locker to lock another door on said locker.

A further object is to provide novel door locking means for a locker having a plurality of doors, whereby the locking means on one door is released or unlocked when one of'said other doors is opened and then brought to locked position when the said other door is closed.

A still further object is to provide a locker which has a plurality of compartments and a door for each compartment, and which is provided with locking means on one door and controlled by another door.

Another object is to provide improved locking means which is brought to unlocked position by gravity, when a door other than the one to which the locking means is attached, is opened and then forced into locked position when the first mentioneddoor is brought to closed position.

Still another object is to provide a locker which has upper and lower doors, and which is provided with new and improved locking means controlled by one of said doors to lock or unlock another of said doors.

Numerous other objects and advantages will appear throughout the progress of the specification.

The invention comprises in general a locker having a division wall to provide individual compartments for the reception of coats or the like. A pair of upper compartments for the reception of hats or other articles are arranged above the coat compartments, the width of a hat compartment being the same size as both of the coat compartments. The locker has a doorfor each of the coat compartments and also'individual doors are applied to the hat compartments. The

doors of the coat compartments hinge in the center of the locker at the division wall, while the doors for the hat compartments hinge to opposite side walls of the locker. Locking means for the hat compartments are controlled by operating the doors of the coat compartments. This locking means comprises a vertical bar having an upwardly returned or U-shaped portion, the end of which is bent and engages a slot in a plate or cam member pivoted to a lug, fixed to a cross member of the locker. The coat'compartment doors have flanges projecting from the edges opposite the sides where they are hinged, and these flanges or latch staples are received in slots provided for this purpose in the front frame and guides. The'cam member has a portion extending therefrom which is engageable with apart of the frame of the coat doors and operates the vertical rod to unlock or lock a door on a hat compartment during opening or closing movement of the coat compartment door.

The accompanying drawings illustrate a selected embodiment of the invention, and theviews therein are as follows:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of the two-person or double locker. v v

Fig. 2 is a detail elevation of the inside of the locker looking toward the front.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional'view on the line 33 of Fig. 2 showing the locking means in unlocked position. j

Fig. 4 is a similar View showing the locking means in locked position.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 2. a

Fig. 6' is 'a transverse sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates a locker having the usual back and side walls. A vertical division wall 11 extending from the bottom 12 to the upper cross member 13 divides the locker longitudinally and provides separate'coat compartments. Coat compartment doors 14 are hingedly connected to the division wall 11 and are provided with locks 16 which have locking engagement. with the longitudinal .angle iror'i side frame members 17. The frame members 17 extend upwardly to the locker top 18, and a transverse division member 19 is arranged between the locker top 18 and the member 13 and provides separate compartments for the reception of hats or the like. A lower door 20 forthe lower hat compartment is hingedly connected to one of the frame members l'Land an upper I door duringoperation of a door on one of the coat compartments. The person, therefore, to whom the coat compartment is assigned, has ready access to one of the hat compartments but cannot gain entrance to the other hat compartment or the other coat compartment which has its door provided with a separate lock.

Locking elements which are controlled by the coat compartment doors are provided for locking the hat compartment doors. In the embodiment shown, one door 14 controls the locking element 30 for locking the lower hat compartment door 20, while the other coat compartment door controls the locking element for locking the upper hat compartment door. The locking elements 30 are the same in all respects except that the one door has its vertical rod made slightly longer. Inasmuch as the locking elements are the same, only one will be described, it being understood, of course, that the locking elements may be reversed.

Each locking element 30, comprises a vertical rod 31 which is slidably mounted in guides 32 on the substantially T-shaped members or brackets 33 which are fastened to the longitudinal side members 17 and to the cross members 13 and 19. The T-shaped members or brackets also reinforce the locker where the cross members join the angle iron frame members 1'7. The lower end of the locking rod extends upwardly and forms a substantially U-shaped lower portion 34. The lower free end of this rod is bent at right angles and provides a leg 35 which engages a slot 36 in a cam member or plate 37. This cam member or plate is pivotally connected at 38, Fig. 6, to a lug or car 39 which is integral with the members or brackets 33. A cotter pin or other fastening element 40 is arranged in a hole 41 in the lower free end of the locking bar to operatively maintain the locking bar in position in the slot 36, Figs. 3 and 4.

The upper end 42 of the locking rod extends upwardly between a front leg of a frame member 1'7 and a locking angle 43 which is rigidly fastened to the frame member 1'7, Fig. 3.

The cam 3'7 has a rounded end 44 which is engaged by the inturned flange 45 on a coat compartment door to operate the locking rod 31. When a coat compartment door is in open position, Fig. 3, the flange 45 will be out of engagement with the part 44 of the cam, and the rod 31 will drop due to its own weight, the U-shaped end of the rod increasing the weight at; the lower end of the rod and'assisting in pulling the rod downwardly. Downward movement of the rod causes the cam to swing on'its pivot bringing the rounded portion 44 into position for engagement with the edge 45 of the coat compartment doors, Fig. 3. When oneof the coat compartment doors is closed the edge 45 will engage the part 44 of the cam and swing the cam on its pivot and cause upward movement of the rod 31.

Each hat compartment door has a flange 46 fixed thereto, to which a latch staple 47 is rigidly attached by fastening means 48, Fig. 5. Slots or notches 49 and 50 are provided in a frame member 1'7 and in the members 43 respectively to permit the staple 4'7 to pass therethrough dur-.

ing opening and closing movement of a hat compartment door, Fig. 3.

When a coat compartment door is open the rod 31 will drop down, due to its own weight, a sufficient distance to permit the top of the bar to extend below the lower edges of the slots 49 and 50 and permit the staple 47 to pass through the slots 49 and 50 to unlock the hat compartment door.

When the coat compartment door is closed the rod 31 will be raised, due to the engagement of the edge 45 with the cam, and bring the top edge of the rod above the top edge of the slots 49 and 50 to lock the door and prevent opening thereof, as the edge 51 would strike the staple 4'7, Fig. 5.

Each hat compartment door has a projection 52 which overlaps the frame members 1'7 and covers up the slots when the doors are in closed position. Operating handles 53 and knobs 54 are provided on the coat compartment and hat compartment doors respectively. The locking rod 31 has an upper bent portion 55 to limit the downward travel of the rod.

The invention provides simple and efficient locking means which are controlled by the operation of one door for permitting opening and closing of a. remotely situated door. This locking means is easily operated, may be quickly applied to the locker, and may be readily and economically manufactured.

Changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and the right is hereby reserved to make all such changes as may fairly fall within the scope of the following claims. I

The invention is hereby claimed as follows:

1. A locker comprising a plurality of pivotally mounted doors, a rod slidably mounted on said locker for maintaining one of said doors in locked position, a cam member pivotally mounted on a part of said locker, said rod being operatively connected to said member for operating said rod, and a second door adapted to control the operation of said cam member.

2. A locker comprising a door, slidably mounted locking means for said door, a pivoted member connected to the slidably mounted locking means for controlling the operation of said slidably mounted locking means, and a second door pivotally mounted and adapted to control the operation of said pivoted member.

3. In a locker provided with a lower and an upper compartment, doors closing said compartments, 2. locking rod controlled by the door on a lower compartment for locking the door on an uppercompartment andcomprising a longitudinal locking rod slidably mounted on a part of the locker, said locking rod havinga substantially U-shaped lower portion and providing a free leg, said free leg being bent at an angle to the longitudinal plane of said rod, and means operably connected to a part of the locker and controlled by the operation of a lower door for moving said rod longitudinally.

4. In a locker comprising a plurality of doors, a. rod slidably mounted on the locker for locking one of said doors, a member connected to said rod and pivotally connected to a part of said locker, said member adapted to be acted upon by another door for moving said rod to lock said first named door.

5. In alocker unit comprising upper and lower compartment doors, a longitudinal locking rod slidablymounted. on a part of the locker unit for locking one of said doers, means swingingly connected to a part of said locker and having operable engagement with said rod, said means moving said rod longitudinally when acted upon by the other of said doors.

6. In a locker comprising upper and lower compartment doors, a longitudinal locking rod slidably mounted on a part of said locker and engageable with the upper door for locking the upper door, a cam member pivoted to a part of said locker and operatively engaging a part of said rod, said cam member moving the rod longitudinally to locking position when engaged by a part of the lower door during closing movement thereof. V

7. In a locker, upper and lower compartment doors, a member connected to a part of said locker and adapted to be engaged by the lower door, a longitudinal locking bar or rod for the upper door, said bar being slidably mounted on a part of said locker and operatively engaging said member, said member moving the bar or rod vertically when said member is engaged by the lower door during closing movement thereof.

8. In a locker comprising a plurality of doors, a locking rod for said locker and comprising a vertical member slidably mounted on a part of said locker and having a U-shaped lower portion and providing an upwardly extending free leg, said leg being bent at an angle to the normal plane of said rod, and means controlled by the operation of one of said doors and operatively connected to said rod for causing looking or unlocking engagement of said rod with another door during closing and opening movement of said first door.

9. In a locker, a lower coat compartment door and an upper hat compartment door, a longitudinal rod slidably mounted on a part of said locker for locking the hat compartment door, said rod having its lower end extended upwardly to provide a U--shaped portion having a free leg, said free leg being bent at an angle to the normal plane of said rod, 2. member pivoted to a part of said locker and engageable with said bent portion, said memberbeing adapted to be engaged by the lower door for moving said rod vertically.

10. A locker including a door, said locker carrying a locking rod for said door, said door being swingingly mounted on said locker, a cam pivoted to a part of said locker and connected to said rod, and a second door pivotally mounted and adapted to engage said cam to swing said cam on its pivot and operate the rod.

11. In a locker including upper and lower com-- partment doors, a longitudinal locking rod slidingly mounted on a part of said locker and engageable with the upper door for locking the upper door, a cam member pivoted to a part of said locker and operatively engaging a part of said rod, said cam member holding the rod toward locked position when engaged by a part of said lower door. p

' JAMES E. BALES.

WALTER N. VANCE. 

